The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-04-29
PUKWHNu DNKOtH.
TO tie Editor of tie GrapHtc:

~ tNe EuttoF ~ Me pfNi""'
have n few words to
say in reference TO the proceedings be
fore the county commissioners at the
las, special meeting of the board,
The little man who is trying to fill the
editorial chair in the Chamberlain Reg
lister office seems to think that at last
Chamberlain has gotten something to be
proud of and that something is her tenn
| perance workers Well, possibly it has.
Let us see. There is Mr.. Owen himself,
| Chamberlain ought to lay great store by
him, but in some way | have gotten the
| impression that Chamberlain is not SUI
| fering with pride on his account. He
| was there before the board frantically
endeavoring to ascertain. by asking
| questions of the board, if that body was
| an honorable" or 'dishonorahle' board,
That was quite right, Mr.. Owen, for men
of your evident capacity would not
know Honor if you should meet it in
the street unless someone should point
it out to YOU. And then there Was that
| Jewell of man-that exceedingly good
inan--thc Rev Barker. Yes; Chamber
lain must be proud of him. he is such
fine, Christian t?) gentleman. When the
members OF the board were speaking and
| their sentiments did not accord with his
| huUor be would sneak around behind
the ladies present aud say hiss him.
hiss limr' You didn't hiss. yourself
Mr. Barker, oh no; you didn't have time,
or possibly there wasn't any money in
sight But if you could have made q
dollar or two or could have made little
loan at per cent. q month to some poor
unfortunate you would have showed up
and hisscd like steam whistle. Sup
/ | L. RnrI.nr
when YOU were preaching, or when your
wife was delivering a temperance lcct-
ure mob should hiss or jeer you or
her, as the case might be. what would
YOU say? What would the audience
say? What would they do with the
hisscrs2. Would they not term them low
lived loafers and bumsf Certainly they
would do so, and they would be justified
in SO doing. No one who has any self
respect or the first principles of common
decency would stoop to such thing.
Everyone has right to their opinion, and
because it may differ from another $
does not war ant such hreech of gen
tlcmaply conduct as that you were guilty
of--cspccially from one who processes to
be Christian and clergyman, Cham
bcrlain ought to be proud of you, truly
Then there was the person, Mrs. French
who called one OF the members OF tht
board dirty, sinking liur.' Above
nll the rest Chamberlain ought to TAXI
pride in such person. That was an ex
ircmely lady like remark, now wasn't 1t
There are places where one might cXpec
to hear such remarks from female lips
but not at such place as the one re
ferred to nor among such people. Yes
verify, Chamberlain should be proud o
her. And there were others also present
who showed the same disposition. whos
e actions, in place of words, spoke tol
them Yes, surely, l3r. Owen. Cham
berlain has at last got something Il
which she can point 20 with pride 70
!. the benefit Of other communities let II
. hope she may always keep them there It
:: be proud of.
For all those ladies and gentlemen VIII
were there and working for the cnuse o
:. temperance in n true and Christian spiTi
c and there were many OF them-and i
a lady like and gcntlcmanly manner
have the greatest respect and esteem
!. and whether they rcre right or wrong
they were honest IN their intentions an
respect them for it, And be II sid I
the credit of those present from kinbal
i that during all the excitement and ht
words that prevailed. none of them fol
got that they were ladies or gentleman
For the others | have mentioned. II
words of ceusure are adequate, aud frol
inference drawn from conversation wit
prominent ladies and gentlemen in Chan
berlain believe that the opinion is gel
eral ,here--the apology for an editor an
1t man to the contrary notWi,hstanlin.
q CITIZEN.